About Wayflyer

Our mission is to give the world access to the best products by empowering great brands to reach their growth potential.

Today's consumer brands need a capital provider that keeps pace with their growth ambitions. Traditional financing options are slow, cumbersome and often out of reach. That's why we built Wayflyer.

Our unique technology allows us to assess businesses in minutes, generate financing offers that reflect their growth potential and send funds in as little as 24 hours.

Since launching in April 2020, we've deployed over $4.5bn to thousands of brands worldwide, backed by Tier 1 banks like J.P. Morgan. We've become a trusted financing partner for some amazing brands, like True Classic , Little Words Project and Kekoa Foods .

Teams at Wayflyer are truly cross-functional. You'll be collaborating with ambitious colleagues from around the world - all striving to deliver on a huge opportunity. Check out this video to hear directly from them.

We are looking for a talented Backend Software Engineer with a strong focus on Python and Django development. The ideal candidate will have a passion for building robust, scalable systems and possess the skills to design and implement high-performance backend services that power our financial products.

What you'll do

Design and develop scalable backend services using Python and Django, focusing on our core financial products
Build and maintain RESTful APIs that power our customer-facing applications and internal tools
Implement robust data models and database schemas to support our financial services infrastructure
Write clean, testable code with comprehensive unit and integration tests
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement new features and improvements
Optimize application performance and ensure high availability of our services
Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical documentation
Monitor and maintain production systems, ensuring reliability and security

Knowledge, skills and experience

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
3+ years of professional experience in backend development with Python
Strong proficiency in Django, or other Python API frameworks (e.g. FastAPI, Flask)
Experience with SQL databases (preferably PostgreSQL) and ORM frameworks
Knowledge of API design principles and microservices architecture
Experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms
Solid understanding of version control with Git
Experience with testing frameworks (e.g., pytest, unittest)
Understanding of security best practices and data protection
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Excellent communication abilities and proven track record of successful team collaboration

What is important to point out is that you can do most or all of the above mentioned and can point to your real experience doing it. You’ve probably done it at companies of different shapes, sizes and industries. Given what we do, experience in financial services, fintech and business-to-business organisations is particularly interesting to us.

On top of that, you’re amazing at prioritisation. You make sure you’re not spread too thin while also giving teams the support they need. You spend your time on the things that make a positive difference. People get why you’ve chosen to say ‘yes’, ‘no’, or ‘not yet’, and are ok with it.

What you’re like as a person and how you treat people is a big deal for us. People love working with you. You’re helpful and generous with your time and knowledge. People love helping you back. People know where they stand with you.

You’re always looking to learn and grow, on a personal and professional level. And you’re always looking to help others learn and grow by sharing your own knowledge and experience.

You know why diversity, equality, inclusion and belonging matters, and speak up when we can do better.

What happens next

We’ll review every application we receive. If we’re interested in taking your application further, we will be in touch to find out more about you and what you’re looking for.

What perks and benefits do we offer?

Work remotely abroad for up to 60 days a year

Employee assistance programme
Private healthcare, life and critical illness cover
Pension plan
Generous parental and adoptive leave policies
Equity scheme - so you can share in our success!